"The little Polish kid from Baltimore Street and Linwood Avenue," as Bill Karpovich calls himself, was somewhat out of his element. Nearly 40 years ago, he was a Johns Hopkins University freshman and said he "felt like the first East Baltimore kid to go there.""When I wasn't playing sports, I worked for years at Block's drug store, which is still on that corner," said Karpovich, a 1957 Patterson High School graduate who starred in baseball, his first love, and soccer. "Hopkins was a different world.

Calvert Hall coach Bill Karpovich recorded his 400th career win as Brett Wagner scored twice in the Cardinals' 6-1 romp over visiting John Carroll yesterday.Karpovich, 57, is 400-82-33 in 30 years at Calvert Hall. This year's 18-0-1 team is No. 8 nationally.Karpovich attributes his success to an "an excellent situation," adding: "I've had good material."Pub Date: 10/25/96

Calvert Hall coach Bill Karpovich recorded his 400th career win as Brett Wagner scored twice and added an assist to lead the Cardinals over visiting John Carroll, 6-1, yesterday.Karpovich, 57, is 400-82-33 in 30 years as Calvert Hall head coach. His teams have won 17 Maryland Scholastic Association or Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association crowns.Calvert Hall (18-0-1), ranked No. 2 in the area, is currently ranked No. 8 in the Umbro/NSCAA national boy's poll.Karpovich said he attributes his success to an "an excellent situation."

Nine players for No. 2 Calvert Hall were members of The Baltimore Stars club team, which placed third in a national tournament this summer.But if you ask one of them, Tim Gober, wearing the Cardinals' red and gold is right up there with being in the national spotlight."

Calvert Hall coach Bill Karpovich believed that fate had not been kind to his team's offense in recent days.The Cardinals could not score against Archbishop Curley, lost to Gilman and needed to go to penalty kicks to defeat Loyola. Karpovich said the Cardinals had been unlucky on offense.Last night, however, the Cardinals' luck changed.A loose ball bounced to Calvert Hall's Dave Federline in front of the goal, and the senior kicked it into the empty net with 13:45 remaining to give the third-ranked Cardinals a 1-0 victory over second-ranked Archbishop Curley in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference championship game at UMBC Stadium.

Calvert Hall soccer coach Bill Karpovich got a glimpse of his future scoring leader during last year's 3-0 Maryland Scholastic Association title victory over Curley.Mike Lance stormed in from the left of Friars goalkeeper Dennis Merryman to tap in a two-on-one pass from teammate Todd Perkins, securing Calvert Hall's school-record 15th shutout and its 16th MSA A Conference crown.It was the Cardinals' 63rd goal against a school-record four allowed, but only the sixth for Lance along with three assists.

By John W. Stewart and John W. Stewart,Staff Writer | September 23, 1993

The players have come and gone during his 25 years, but the rhetoric remains the same for Calvert Hall soccer coach Bill Karpovich.There are times, though, when he picks it up a notch to ensure the attention of his players.That was the case yesterday, as the No. 7 Cardinals (3-0-1) had first-half problems with No. 12 John Carroll (2-2) in Bel Air.The speech will go unrecorded, but it obviously accomplished its purpose as the more skilled visitors overwhelmed the Patriots with four second-half goals for a 5-1 Maryland Scholastic Association victory.

Calvert Hall's Mike Lance likes to lead by example. That's part of the reason coach Bill Karpovich selected the senior forward as one of his tri-captains this season.So after the seventh-ranked Cardinals opened their schedule with a disappointing tie against C. Milton Wright earlier this month, Lance took it upon himself to help his team step it up a notch.Yesterday, against No. 2 Severna Park, he showed them how.Lance hustled for three assists and the host Cardinals rolled to a 3-1win over the Falcons, extending their unbeaten streak to 37 games.

Calvert Hall soccer coach Bill Karpovich was named national Coach of the Year at the National Soccer Coaches of America convention in Pittsburgh during the weekend.Karpovich has compiled a 318-72-22 record in 25 years at Calvert Hall, winning 15 Maryland Scholastic Association A Conference titles, including 10 in the past 12 years.